Jul 22nd 2021
Smart Tech Today 88
Alexa (Ziggy) Live 2021
Hosted by
Mikah Sargent,
Matthew Cassinelli
Valve's Steam Deck, Google updates, Amazon's Alexa developer conference
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Valve's Steam Deck, Google updates, Amazon's Alexa developer conference
- The Steam Deck aims to kill the console once and for all
- I'm Begging You to Use a VPN at Hotels
- It's time for Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri to swear
- Google Workspace users can now use Assistant on Nest Hub
- Google TV update adds an option to manually clear out the 'Continue watching' row
- Google Maps Timeline adds new monthly 'Insights' tab
- Volley's Magic Word is a voice-based puzzle game on Google Assistant
- New iOS 14.7, tvOS 14.7, and watchOS 7.6 updates expand ECG support and more
- iOS 15 & watchOS 8 now let you install them with almost no available space
- Amazon's Alexa voice options now include Shaq and Melissa McCarthy
- Amazon will let devs compete for your Echo Show's screen and everything else Alexa just added
- Amazon promises most Echo speakers will get upgraded to Matter
- Amazon aims to inject new life into Alexa with the release of developer tools and features
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Links
- The Steam Deck aims to kill the console once and for all
- I'm Begging You to Use a VPN at Hotels
- It's time for Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri to swear | WIRED UK
- Akinator
- Google Workspace users can now use Assistant on Nest Hub - 9to5Google
- Google TV update adds option to manually clear out 'Continue watching' row - The Verge
- Google Maps Timeline adds new monthly 'Insights' tab - 9to5Google
- Volley's Magic Word is a voice-based puzzle game on Google Assistant | VentureBeat
- New iOS 14.7, tvOS 14.7, and watchOS 7.6 updates expand ECG support and more | Ars Technica
- iOS 15 & watchOS 8 now let you install them with almost no available space | iMore
- Amazon's Alexa voice options now include Shaq and Melissa McCarthy | Engadget
- Amazon's Alexa Rolls Out Male Voice Assistant Called Ziggy
- Alexa Live
- Amazon will let devs compete for your Echo Show's screen and everything else Alexa just added - The Verge
- Amazon promises most Echo speakers will get upgraded to Matter - The Verge
- Amazon aims to inject new life into Alexa with release of developer tools and features | TechCrunch
- Don't Tell Me to Relax!